Sharjah vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$963
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
90
😀 Quality of life
83
71
🏙️ Population
1.25M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 112% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3679th and 6862nd ($1503 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 81st in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 386th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$16590

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10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618